Written statement: Fraud and Error in the Benefit System - May 15

Thursday, 15 May 2025 10:29

Minister for Transformation (Andrew Western): The annual statistics for Fraud and Error in the Benefit System for the financial year ending 2025, were published on Thursday 15 May 2024, at 9.30am. Today's figures confirm the overall rate of overpayments is now 3.3% (£9.5bn) for 2024/25, compared to 3.6% (£9.7bn) in 2023/24. Overpayments due to fraud account for 2.2% compared to 2.7% last year while claimant error and official error are now at 0.7% and 0.4% respectively,...Request free trial